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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Veldt.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the wife want the husband to call, and for what reason?
(a) A psychologist to take a look at the nursery
(b) A furnace repairman to fix the heat
(c) A plumber to look at the clogged bathtub
(d) A contractor to stop the leaking roof

2. Who are they going to have come look at Africa (the nursery) the following morning?
(a) Ray Bradbury
(b) Gloria Steinem
(c) George Hadley
(d) David McLean

3. What does Dr. McClean suggest George and Lydia do to change the path they’re on?
(a) Turn everything off. Start new
(b) Nothing. Your life is a like a dream
(c) Nothing. You’re on the right path
(d) Burn the house down

4. Where do George and Lydia believe Wendy and Peter are?
(a) At a plastic carnival across town
(b) At school
(c) In the nursery
(d) At their robot friend’s house

5. What does George offer David McClean?
(a) The newspaper
(b) A cup of tea
(c) A ride back to his office
(d) Breakfast

Short Answer Questions

1. What point of view is The Veldt told from?

2. What doesn’t Dr. McClean think “feels good”?

3. Why does Lydia bolt and run?

4. What does Dr. McClean state as one of the original uses of the nursery?

5. What trembles as if “something had jumped against it”?

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